Augusta area residents can expect cloudy skies and likely some much-needed rain this week and into the weekend.

"We're just looking at a couple of bouts of rain this week in the Augusta area,” said Pierce Larkin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina. “Last month, we really didn't have much rain. The monthly climate report in Augusta recorded for the entire month less than a quarter inch of rain. We really need the rain at this point.”

Forecast for the Augusta area:

Monday: High 53, Low 42.

Tuesday: High 56, Low 35.

Wednesday: High 51, Low 35.

Thursday: High 58, Low 42.

Friday: High 50, Low 42.

“We're expecting clouds to continue increasing Monday, with rain showers throughout the area tonight and continuing through the day t

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